In early March
1945, the German Luftwaffe, in an isolated display of resistance,
developed a tactic which, had it been deployed earlier, could
have neutralised the WWII operations of Royal Air Force Bomber
Command.
In the early hours of 4th March 1945, in Unternehmen (Operation)
Gisela, some 200 Junkers JU88 nightfighters of the Luftwaffe
Nachtjagdeschwader Gruppen (Night Fighter destroyer Group) had
been deployed to intercept the allied bombers returning to base
at their most vulnerable point; just before landing. |
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